Event Details

Learning to See Change

As Our Teacher

Three Day Residential

Meditation Retreat

April 18 - 20th, 2014

With Ajahn Pavaro

Venerable Pavaro's encounter with the Buddhist path began in 1980 under the guidance of Anagarika Dhamma Dinna. For many years he combined ardent retreat-going with the academic study of Buddhism and a busy family life. Fully engaged in the early flowering of Buddhism in Western Canada, during the time Venerable Pavaro also meditated within the varied practice environments of such teachers as Ven. Piyadassi Mahathera, Ven. Madewela Punnaji, and Ayya Khema.

Shortly after his journey to the Buddhist holy sites in India with another of his teachers, Ajahn Sobin Namto, in 2001 Venerable Pavaro left a university career in Religious Studies to devote himself to monastic training at Birken Forest Monastery under Ajahn Sona. He later went on to train with his preceptor, Ajahn Pasanno and the community at Abhayagiri Buddhist monastery in California.

Following his time at Abhayagiri, Venerable Pavaro spent the last 3 years in Thailand at the Dtao Dtum, Pah Nanachat and Anandgagiri Monasteries (his current 'home').

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Light of the Dhamma

For 2,500 years, the teachings of the Buddha (the Dhamma) have been passed down from teacher to student; generation to generation; culture to culture; and heart to heart; Bringing light into the lives of everyone with whom it came in contact. The Light of the Dhamma Society is a continuation of this process, and is made up of members whose lives have been touched by this ancient teaching, and desire to live their lives accordingly.